This American Life: best episodes?

Anonymous
Recommend your favorite This American Life episodes! I always see it recommended, but I don't listen regularly and want to know which episodes are must-listens. Thanks!
Anonymous
So Many!

Enforcers, from 2008. The Chad scam was insane.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/363/enforcers

Switched at birth, which I think they just reaired recently.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/360/switched-at-birth

Fear of sleep that turned into a movie later
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/361/fear-of-sleep/act-one-0
Anonymous
The feather heist, which is insane.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:So Many!

Enforcers, from 2008. The Chad scam was insane.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/363/enforcers

Switched at birth, which I think they just reaired recently.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/360/switched-at-birth


Fear of sleep that turned into a movie later
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/361/fear-of-sleep/act-one-0


That's the one episode I've listened to, it was good! - OP
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So Many!

Enforcers, from 2008. The Chad scam was insane.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/363/enforcers

Switched at birth, which I think they just reaired recently.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/360/switched-at-birth


Fear of sleep that turned into a movie later
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/361/fear-of-sleep/act-one-0


That's the one episode I've listened to, it was good! - OP


If you liked that one, check out the feather heist story.
Anonymous
Babysitting - I still think about that brother & sister and their summer “babysitting”
Anonymous
Hands on a Hardbody, the Wind Telephone, and the House at Loon Lake are exceptional and stayed with me for a long time. Fiasco, mentioned previously, is amazing too.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Hands on a Hardbody, the Wind Telephone, and the House at Loon Lake are exceptional and stayed with me for a long time. Fiasco, mentioned previously, is amazing too.


Seconding House at Loon Lake
Anonymous
21 Chump Street—both the interview and the musical version
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Fiasco! https://www.thisamericanlife.org/699/fiasco


The Peter Pan section of this episode is my all time favorite!
Anonymous
Spark Bird!! Specifically, We Need To Talk About Birdly!
So funny!
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Fiasco! https://www.thisamericanlife.org/699/fiasco


Yes! Squirrel cop is amazing. I die laughing every time.
Anonymous
The one at the car dealership.
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